Banten

Indonesia

Banten, propinsi (or provinsi; province), western Java, Indonesia, bounded to the north by the Java Sea, to the northeast by the special capital district of Jakarta, to the east by the province of West Java (Jawa Barat), to the south by the Indian Ocean, and to the west by the Sunda Strait, across which lies the province of Lampung, in southern Sumatra. The capital of Banten is Serang, in the northwestern part of the province. Area 3,731 square miles (9,663 square km). Pop. (2010 prelim.) 10,632,166.